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Committee repeals contractor rule and forwards SOEP rule; public raises notice and parity concerns
Summary
The committee voted to repeal R277-725 (statewide online education program contractor requirements) and approved the updated R277-726 SRULE for the statewide online educational program on first reading; public commenters urged clarifications on age-appropriate notices and fee parity for UFA scholarship participants.
The finance committee on April 3 voted to repeal R277-725, the rule governing statewide online education program (SOEP) contractor requirements, and to approve R277-726 on first reading, forwarding it to the full board for second and final reading.
Director of Law and Professional Practices Ben Rasmussen told the committee that recent legislation (Senate Bill 137) altered how the board should manage SOEP contractors and that the staff recommendation was to repeal the contractor rule because the statute now directs contractor management outside the rule.
Separately, staff presented proposed amendments to…
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